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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-08-28
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A HARD BARGAIN.
BY waiter Besant-
CONTINUED.

LNN%N
'SThese are plovers' eggs. No better
thing ever discovered to begin your dinner
with. Alderman StowpOrt says oysters
are better. That is rubbish. j do not
despise oysters. Why, he has eaten the
whole sikh Bravo! bravo! an excellent
beginning. Let me take away the plate,
nv dear sir. Now we have turtle soup
gently, my young friend, gently. All,
impetuous youth! More? Stay-green
fat. Humor, humor your appetite; don't
drive it; calipash and ealipee. It's really
sinful to eat so fast. He takes all down
without tasting il. Mono more; you
must give yourself fair chance and not
spoil YOUR dinner with too much turtle.
He put the soup aside and took the
cover of another dish. Salmon-wlth
cucumber. Logster sauce-bless me, it's
like q dream Of fairy land! Flllet
of sole-a beautiful dream to see. him.
Ho! no! he's q Julius Cesar the Con-
oueror. Croquet de yolaille-gone like a
cloud from the sky. Don't wolf the food,
my friend; there is limit to the cravings
of nature imposed by the claims of art;
taste il. Ris de veau-smiles of the dear
little innocent confding calf-s little more
bread with il? Mauviettes en- caisse, larks
in baskets-sweet, rapturous, singing
larks. toothsome cOckyolly larks. He eats
them ND, bones and ALL Ha! ha! Pause,
nv dear sir, and drink something, Here
are champagne, hook and sauterne; never
touch sherry, it's made up wine, even the
best of il. Come, little champagne"
IT generally take draught beer, SIR, " l
replied modestly. That Is the drink to
which 1 hSye been accustomed, and-not
too much of it; but, if You please, a little
fizz will be acceptable"
drank three glasses in rapid succession
and found them good. He meanwhile
nodded and winked with an ever inereas-
inc delight which | failed to understand.
T'Now, my Nero, my Paris OF Troy, my
midas Macabaus"-he mixed mp his
names. but it mattered nothing-'here Is
saddle of mutton, with potatoes, cauli-
flower, currant Jelly. More champagne?
It's worth sums of money to see him.
Curry?i More champagne. Curry of chicken?
Cabob curry of chicken, young Alexander
the Great? Plenty Of rice? Ho, no, he!
Plenty of rice, he said; why, he Is Co
Iiath-a Goliath OF Gath, this young man"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-08-28
CHAPTER III.

There was still the strange look in my
hosts eyes-a sort of passionate and eager
longing
IL am very well, thank you, sir, and
more grateful than can tell you"
Hang the gratitude! Tell me if you
feel any sense of repletion? Does the
blood seem mounting to the head? Are
Won quite free from any giddineSS? No
thickness in the speech? It's wonderful,
it's providential, my finding you. Such a
windfall; and Just when most wanted it..
Orr blessings truly come when we least
expect them"
This was strange language, but the
whole proceedings were so strange that L
hardly noticed it. Besides, i was eN-
trenely comfortable after my dinner and
disposed to rest
"Now, " he went on, while you are di-
gesting-by the way the digestion is, l
trust, unimpaired by drink or excess?
Quite so, and what l expected in so good
and so gifted a young man! Like an os-
trich, as you say. HO, no! Ia, Ia! like
an ostrich! 1t is, indeed, too much. Tell
me, now, something, gently and dispas-
sionately, 80 as not to ipjure your diges-
ton, about your history"
/ told him all. When / related nay
simple story he interrupted now and then
with some fresh question on the growth,
the endurance. the regularity Of my appe-
tite, to which gave satisfactory answers.
When / had quite finished he went to the
table, noticed then that all traces Of the
dinner had disappeared laid out a
document, by which he placed 3 pen.
Then he drew chair, sat down in front Of
me and assumed q serious air.
Come" he said, peremptorily, "let us
get now to business"
had not the slightest notion what the
business was, but / bowed and waited.
Perhaps he was going to offer me a clerk.
ship. Visions Of large salary, to suit
my expansive appetite, came across my
brain.
In your case, he began, "the posses
aon OF 50 great an appetite must be at
tended with serious Inconvenience You
nave no money, in few hours you will be
hungry again; you will endure great pain
ana suffering, greater than is felt by men
less largely endowed with the greatest
Ois HA mean with appetite
ies, said, 'it is q great trouble to
me, TINS twist Of mine, especially when I
He almost jumped out of his chair.
Why, there" he cried, "whak is the
use Of words? We are agreed already
Nothing could be more fortunate. let us
have no more beating about the bush.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-08-28

81. ClaIr.vilie Accommodation 70op u. daily.
zanesville Accommodation leaves wheeling ~
81 Ciainyiiio accommodation. leaves Whssl.
Ing at $50 q. m. 400 and 100 p N. RssuyniAs,
arrives at wheeling ct sos q N. daily. leo and
SIS o N. daily except Sunday.
Train leaving q 80 . N. and HIS p. -,
sleeper through 70 Cincinnati on night train.
Columbus Accommodation leaves wheeling a
21 p. m, Bellairs ~ 2os p. n, daily eacsst esn'
Chicago Limited leaving q slsp N. he's sieep.
Ing car Tor Chicago out Of wheslins.
NoundUille Accommodation leavss wbeelhg
| at 100 m. and arrives a. houndsvtlle q 2,0
Hsirmont Accommodation leaves u t:ie p y.
Through coach nom Wheeling 70 Cindnhsu
daily on No. s leaving wheeling u 30 q -, sr
hynf 3 c cSsa,S. S. !. SS1 4. , r. train,
Ciose connection made for al points aoslh sol
Southwest, North and Northwes, making this
desirable route for colonisis aud pessons moving
% the great wsst, and 70 whom particular sAssn'
TicisS o all prlnsip.i po.n. On ale q ssrc.,
9lesping caf socouinodationa oan beB1urrd 81
Depot Ticket Onoa.
Tickst Ascent .: Z Q: nepcS
Ticket Agent, usdes koiAiro Hssa
JOHN r LANE Tfss. pasenssf Assst
q, X. LORD, Gen. PAn- Aseut
wN. u. CkkhkETs, Manasor Baltin,ovs, "a
JITHIKLINa AND PIrrxBuRQ pTvnuoa.
On and after Nay -, is1. pansuecr trains vii
run ~ fo,lows-Central Standard uDs:
D0AnfunR.
yos Pitslnrs- -6oo q m. daily; SO = u. dsil,i
I@ wssS,nEson-s2 ; n. ddS srospa sS.
day.
ARafvkA
From PftsbnrE-tS0 4 n. daily; HIS q =.
md sA6 p n, daily esceps nsndsy; NE . ..
Prom wsAhinstou SOFA u, daily ssnsH IN.
O. Z. LORD, General PAanew Assok
]. v. PATTON, Buper1sul HtnoGyk
1T, LAM Tnsyesins Aalue Vko6ltso
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-08-28
CHOOSING A HUSBAND.
Rhoda Deadroa in Iu 'ge.

IsfhItu DcHNfp"
Long have waited, and long have sighed
Longing at length TO be somebody's bride;
Many have woOed me, but no one has won,
And faster, still faster, the feet years run.
Ne'er can manage 20 make up my mind;
Love cannot find me, for love Is 10 blind.
Time almost daily new sliitors will bring;
Choosing a husbands o delicate thing.
Soon will be over LIES season offspring;
sadly sing-sadly sing
Choosing husbands delicate thing.
How my brain aches in its efforts 70 chOosel
How my lips burn, they 70 often refus.i
How my strange heart By It's tension k torn
Longing for lore In its loneness forlorn!
Three new proposers are waiting my word,
Three more are coming to-day, have heard;
Which on my finger shall fasten the ring?
Choosing a husbands a delicate thing
soon win be over LIES season Of spring;
Sadly sing sadly sing
Choosing husban's q delicate thing!
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-08-28


He really grew so purple that l thought
be would have fit of some kind, but the
fiattery pleased me all the same, and l
went on eating and drinking rs if | was
only Just beginning.
Quail or becasSine-snipe that is. He
takes both. like Pompey. More cham
payne? Jelly, my HeliOgabalus, my mod
ern Caracall, apricot jelly? Cabinet pud-
ding? He has two helpings Of the pud-
ding. King solomon in all his glory
neyer-More champagne? A little hook
10 finish with? He takes his hook in .
tumbler, this young Samson. Cheese
Bric-and celery. A glass Of port with
the cheese. He takes that in tumbler,
too. like Oh, king OF Rashan."
i was really overwhelmed with the
splendor of the dinner, the classical and
biblical fattery, and the extraordinary
qualification which my really enormous
hunger caused this remarkable old GENTLE
man. He elapped his hands; he nodded
. his head; he slapped his legs; he winked
and grinned; he Smacked his lips; he
eYineed every sign of the most unbounded
delight. When / had quite finished eat
ing, which was not before we had got
through the whole list of courses, he gave
me a bottle of elaret, and watched me
while rapidly disposed of it. Then he
produced from sidebOard, where | GER
tainly had not seen it moment before, a
small cup of strong black coffee with q
tiny glass Of liquor. As for my own part
hope have made it clear that | dined
extremely well; in tact, had never even
dreamed of such dinner in my life. 1t
was not only that j was half starved, but
that the things were so good. Imagine the
establishment of q young strolling actor,
whose highest dreams were Of sufficient
beefsteak, not of the primest part, at such
a magnificent feed. | felt as if l had
dropped unexpectedly into a fortune. |
had.
"HOw do you feel now" my host asked,
a shade of anxiety crossing his brow.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-08-28
An End to Bone serapIng.

Edward Shepherd, Of Harrisburg, Ill,
says: Having received 50 much benefit
from Electric Bitters, feel it my duty v
let suffering humanity know it Have had
a running sore on my leg for eight years
my doctors told me / would have TO have
the bone scraped or Leg amputated. fused,
instead, three bottles Of Electric Bitten
and seven boxes Bucklen's Arnica Salve
and my leg Is now sound and we'll"
Electric Bitters are sold ut city cents
bottle, and Bucklen's Arnica Salve at 2Sc
per box by Logan Il Co.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-08-28
DTNBURa, CINCINNATI AND 81.
i LOUIS RAILROAD CO.,

Pan Handle l:s R0S,s Under ''Ss SssI u e. a.
traf standard itme: For s,eubenville and PM.
buRh. 6:ss q. NJ, la:s5 p. N, SD p n. PEI
stenbenviile, sos p m. The s:S Q. p. and
sos D. N. trains make direct connection eof
Columbus, Cincinnati. Indianapolis and Chicago.
The 1926 p. n. train makes direct conAec&tou
for Columbus and Chicago Trains arfivs q
Wheeling II sis q M, 1000 q n, AS p q: ana
600 p. m. nyf
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-08-28
Wonderful Cures.

". D. Hoyt & Co, Wholesale and Re
tail Druggists Of Rome, Ga, say: wehave
been selling DR.. Kings New Discovery,
Electric BitteB and Bucklen's Arnica
Salve for two years. Have never handled
remedies that sell 30 wen, or give such
universal satisfaction. There have been
some wonderful cures ELECTED BY these
remedies IN this city. Several cases Of pro
nounced consumption have been entirely
cured by use Of q few bottles Of DIR. Kings
New Discovery, taken In connection with
Electric Bittem We guarsntee them n
ways Sold BY Logan d Co.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-08-28
yailrs1i.
CLEvMAND&PrTr

u
s gas; s :ss's o & s Ky az Mn:
For Pittsburgh and Cleveland, $40 q y, liz
p m. For Pittsburgh, lo:i7 q N Pr Wslls
vile, t:l2 p N. For stsubeuytlla. e:8 q n.
s III s . sss n. i 10 n. iS y.
ia p m, 6.lo p. N. 0yu
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-08-28

BALTIMORE AND ONO RAILROAD con
ID pAny. On and aftcf July IL, LII. po1erees
trains win run ~ follows-wheelins,0 Meridian
West Of River, Central time:
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-08-28

It'll. ::! & e :. sysiYdsls
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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-08-28
SOADMIrTANCK.

Buffalo EfDlea
Where are you going, my pretty maidT,
Il am going 20 the dog show, sif, y she ssid.
.'wilI you take me. my pretty IDsid1'
There are no pnyes Or puppies, sir" sbe aid.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-08-28

It was early in the morning when 1
awoke, still lying on the floor. ! had q
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-08-28

Ono .rvn RAILROAD
fins table taking ef1scs IuRs ~, ~,
PaaenssS tfsius win rus - hslisv>- Oeoast
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-08-28


their Office once, drunk, and laid abou
him with the ruler"
burst into cold dew of terror.
However, Mr.. Lucraft, hope you will
be more fortunate than your predecessors. ,
"Where are they? Who are they?"
II do not know where they are, not fo
a certainty" he replied with grin. But
we may guess. Ded and buried they are
all of them. Gone to kingdom come; al
died of the same thing, too-D. T. De
licious trimmings killed them. Poor ole
gentleman! He's too good for this world
as everybody knows, aud the more he:
taken in the more he's deceived. Any
how, he's very unlucky in his pensioners
He did say when the last went off that he
would baSe no more; he went over it, ant
declared that his bounty was always
abused; but there never was snch benev.
client old chap. ! only wish he'd take {
fancy to me-"
What did you say is bis name, by the
way2"
The clerk looked at me with a cunning
wink.
'If you don't know, am sure ! do
not" he said. Here is the check Mr.
Lucraft, and hope you will continue Il
come here and draw it o good deal lopgel
than the other chaps. But there's {
Blight on all the pensioners. Lord, wha
healthy chap Tom Kirby-he was {
Monmouth man-looked when he fins
came for his checks! As strong as bul
and as fresh as lark"
"a good appetite had he"
'No; couldn't eat anything after bit
said he fancied nothing. Lost his tast'
entirely. He pinned away and died in ;
galloping consumption before the thirt
month was due. Nobody ever saw hin
drinking, but he was drunk every night
regular, like the rest. Perhaps it's onl,
coincidence. Better luck TO you, Mr.. Lu
craft"
This conversation did not reassure me
and / determined to 90 over to Bncklers
bury ut once and see my patron. ! fount
the post against which / was leaning whei
be accosted me; there was no doubt abou
that, for the hares and cauliaowers wer
still in the shop window; only they look
ed disgusting to me this morning.
found the street into which he had led me
and then-then-it was the most extra
ordinary thing-I could not find the doc
by which we entered. Not only was ther,
no door, but there seemed no place wher'
such door as remembered could exis
in this little, narrow, winding street.
went up and down twice. looked at al
tile windows. asked q policeman if b
had ever seen an old gentleman about tn
st-eet such as described, or such negr'
as Boule-de-neIge, but he could give n,
information. Only as prowled slowly
along the pavement heard distinctly
gave me nervous shock that I could no
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-08-28

hour when / stood before the Magistrate
in that horrible vision of a possible future
| cannot even yet forget With this ;
constant sense of unsatisfied and cravin,
hunger; q feeling as if hunger was tn,
greatest evil in the whole world; q long
ing to get rid of it. Lat scene of all,
was lying dead, starved to death Will
hunger and cold, in q miserable, bare ana
naked garrett.
By what black art did the old man de nd,
nv senses? 1t was q lie and he knew it
/ should have got some honest work, if onl,
TO wheel bricks or carry loads.
There ia your future, Young man
there came mp from the distance the voic'
of the tempter-''a gloomy prospect, {
miserable life, a wretched ending. Nov
look at the other side"
The scene changed saw myself bu
in another guiss. My hunger had van
ished; j felt it no more.
This time I was happy, light-heartei
and cheerful. / remembered scenes o.
misery through which had Just passed
and the recollection added more sweetness
to nv present enjoyment 1t seemed as j
/ should never be hungry any more, an(
never feel the want of food. was like {
Greek god in my exemption from the com
mon weakness of humanity. i was rich
too, and knew i bad the command, some
how, of all that money could buy.
i was sitting in garden, and arount
me were troops Of girls. heard the rus
tie of their dresses, caught the laughte
from their lips, watched the luster of thei
ewes, saw the moonlight dance among thei
waving locks, as they ran and playet
among the trees and flowers. One Of then
sat by me and sang to guitar
Life is made fer love. Ali why
should its sweetness e'er be marred?
List! the echoes viii not die,
Still the sweet word ''love" to guard.
Naught but love. OH happy youth,
Free from need of baser thought,
Stay with us and learn this truth,
Set with song. with music wrought.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-08-28

A Whit of stale cooked meat from the
eookshop, which caught me as L opened
my eyes. produced q singular feeling o
disgust. 'Psh,' 1 mutteTed, ':roast NUT
tom" and moved from the spot. My hun
ger was gone, that was quite certain.
felt quietness about those regions, wher
ever they may be, which belong to appe
tite. was almost dreamy in the repost
which followed morning so stormy.
walked quietly away homeward in kind
of daze, trying to make out something o.
what had happened. The first thing found
could not remember was the name of the
old gentleman. When that cams bach
to me and under what circumstances
will tell you as We get along. Bit by BIZ
recall the whole events of the afternoon
one after the other. saw the old man,
with his purple face and .bloodsbot eyes
and white hair; l saw the wrinkled and
scanned old negro; saw the octagonal
( nom without doors or windows; the splen.
did dinner; the host watching my every
gesture; remembered everything excep,
the name of the man to whom had sold
my appetite.
1t was so strange that laughed when
thought of it. j must have been drunk
he gave me good dinner and / took toe
much wine; but, then, how was it that
remembered clearly evergreen the small,
est-detail?
On the bed in the one room which con-
stituted my lodging found letter. II
was from q firm Of lawyers, dated tina,
evening at 6:30-only half an hour after
| signed the paper-stating that they were
empowered by q cliant whose name was
not mentioned to give me the sum of CSC
monthly, 10 begin from that day and to be
paid me personally. How did they gel
their instructions then? And it was al
true!
was too tired with the days adven.
lures to think any more; and though il
was only o'clock went to bed and fell
fast asleep. In an hour I awoke again
with q choking sensation, as if was eat
| ing too much. ] knew instantly what wa:
going on by kind of prophetic insight
The old man was taking his supper, and
taking more than was good-for ma.
sprang from the bed gasplnz for breath
Presently, as ! gathered, he began to drinl
too much as well. My brain went round
and round. laughed, sang ard danced
and soon after, with heavy fall, ] rollei
senseless on the carpet and remembered
nothing more.
It was early in the morning when
-. All l,,s,,r, ar, fha dror had q
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-20
HOW Pale YouArc,

is frequently the exclamation of one lady TO
another. The fact is not pleasant one to
have mentioned, but still the act may be q
kindly one, for it sels the one addressed 10
thinking, apprises her of the fact that she is
not in good health. and leads her to seek a
reason therefor Palor is almost always
attendant upon the first stages Of cousump-
ton. The system is enfeebled, and the
blood is impoverished. DR.. Pierce's Gold
en- Medical Discovery will act as tonic
upon the system, will enrich the impover-
ished blood, and restore roses to the cheek.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-20
IEenrfIcss Trick.

On Thursday Jennie Schneider called at
the Bureau of Vital Statistics in New York
city, to get transcript of her marriage cer-
tifcate She said she was married on Sun
day, June 5, but there was no record of any
such event. Miss Schneider came from
Riga, Russia, seven yeas ago. She gives
her age as twenty years. She has work.
ed as a servant. She had saved S125 by he
first Of the present month. On the morning
OF the dav on which she claims to have been
married she met Annie Sammt, friend,
who induced her 10 take : walk down town.
In the course of their rGmblngs Jennie and
Annie called on Annie's brother, Adoph
Sammt, who lives st No. 9 Avenue 3. There
Jennie was introduced to Adolph. Adolph
asked her if she was not tired of being n
servant. She said she was and that she
would like to get married. Il know just
the man for you" Sammt replied. Then he
went out and presently returned with & man
whom he introduced as Adolph Bannet, q
cutter in large wholesale house on Broad
way, who, ne said, had an income of S25 Il
week. The men set about arranging for the
marriage at once. An alleged rabbi was
summoned The Knot was tied, and the
Drlde was gwen = certincate III hebrew, LOT
which sle paid the rabbi s.. Sammt de-
manded SO as brokerage fee, which Jen-
ME paid without murmur. Then the
groom asked his wife for money with which
to buy furniture She turned over to him
S101. As Bannet was about to leave the
room Sammt demanded the settlement OF
an alleged board bill, amounting to $50.
Bannet paid it cut Of the $101. Then he
told Mrs. Bannet that $5l was not enough
to begin housekeeping on, and asked her for
her rings, on which 10 raise money to se-
cure home. Jennie's four gold rings,
valued at $25, followed her money. Ban
net failed to materialize the next day, and
there wss . great howl in the rooms on
Avenue 3. He turned up on Tuesday and
tod Mrs. b. that he had secured rooms at
No. ~ Tillary street, Brooklyn. Accom-
panied by the Sammts, the pair proceeded
20 Hillary street There Bannet sent Jen-
nie out for some water, and while she was
gone he cleared out the trunks and left.
For = week Jennie hunted for her fugitive
husband and on Wednesday turned up al
the Essex Market Police Court, where she
l)ught warrant for his arrest. She never
discovered that she had been victimized un-
til Thursday.